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I’ve had the opportunity lately to work away from the homestead for someone else doing gardening. I have worked, thinking most of the time, why Scott and Helen wanted to work for themselves. When I work for money, I feel I have to be productive. When I work on my own homestead, I hope to […]
The Learning Curve
I was doing some minor, minor plumbing today and I have never plumbed. I know nothing about plumbing. I began thinking about my entire generation and how little we know about living in a way that doesn’t need specialists to take care of all of the things we don’t know how to do. Now, perhaps […]
Do you trust Mother Nature?
I’ve been thinking lately about whether or not we should trust Mother Nature. I’m thinking specifically about the fact that we had had a very dry spring until the other day. All last summer I debated with myself whether I should water plants or trust Mother Nature’s cycle of rain. This spring with it being […]
A political action
Towards the end of this year, many Americans are expected to receive an economic stimlus package. My question is: Is this an economy that we want to stimulate? I don’t know what your answer is, but mine is no. So with that answer of no, I want to try to start a movement of people […]
Defining The Good Life
I had a chance to be with friends this evening. Living at The Good Life Center has made me appreciate friends so much because homesteading is a very individualistic endeavor frequently. Many homesteaders are headstrong and often unwilling to ask for help. Yet I think it important to realize how others are an integral part […]
Towards a lack of money
Peas! We have peas! Well, alright, we don’t have peas, but we have pea sprouts in the greenhouse and in a few weeks we should have peas. Peas are a summer food to me, so it’s a sure sign that summer is on its way.
On another note, I’ve been thinking about a desire I have […]
Is it hopeless?
I’ve been attending a workshop on the ecological crisis and seeking answers. The issue is that everyone seems so pessimistic. Just by my saying that, I guess you can tell that I don’t feel the same way. I want to know what others are thinking though. Have we done so much damage to the Earth […]
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